Enrico Onofri (born 1 April 1967) is an Italian violinist and conductor specialising in Baroque music.

Career

Born in

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, Onofri is often invited to participate in the productions of ensembles such as

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conducted by

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, the Concerto Italiano conducted by Rinaldo Alessandrini and the Concentus Musicus Wien conducted by

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. Since 1987, he has been

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of the ensemble

Il Giardino Armonico Il Giardino Armonico ("The Garden of Harmony") is an Italian ensemble well noted for its practice of Historically Informed Performance and founded in Milan in 1985 by Luca Pianca and Giovanni Antonini, primarily to play 17th- and 18th-century mu ...

and has made recordings for the

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label, performing the Italian repertoire for violin and orchestra. Since 2002, Onofri has performed in Europe and Japan also as a conductor. Since 2005, he has been the director of the Divino Sospiro ensemble based at the

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in Lisbon. In 2000, he founded the ensemble Imaginarium. A loyal collaborator of Giovanni Antonini and his ensemble Il Giardino Armonico, he recorded the complete Concerti da Camera by Antonio Vivaldi with him. He has recorded for several labels, including

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, Opus 111, Teldec, Astrée and

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. In 2008 he was invited to conduct and accompany the

European Union Baroque Orchestra The European Union Baroque Orchestra (EUBO) is a training initiative which allows young performers of baroque music from the European Union to gain orchestral experience as part of their career development. Its purpose is to bridge the gap between ...

(EUBO) on a concert tour through Europe.Enrico Onofri
on Ôlyrics Since 2000 he has been teaching Baroque violin at the Bellini Conservatory in Palermo.

Recordings

* Vivaldi, La Follia – Violin Sonatas : Enrico Onofri violon & direction, Imaginarium. 1 CD Sony/Deutsche Harmonia Mundi * La voce nel violino – music bty Castello, Cima, Fontana, Rognoni, Frescobaldi, Monteverdi, Pandolfi : Enrico Onofri violon & directo, Imaginarium. 1 CD Zig Zag Territoires * Symphonie n.40 et Serenata Notturna de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Enrico Onofri direction, Divino Sospiro (live recording) – 1 CD + DVD Harbor Records (Nichion) * Concerti per violino Vol.I "La Caccia", Il Grosso Mogul, RV332, L'Inquietudine, Il Sospetto, La Caccia, Il Riposo byAntonio Vivaldi: Enrico Onofri violon soliste et direction, Academia Montis Regalis. 1 CD Naive, Vivaldi Edition * ''Concerti da Camera'' by

Antonio Vivaldi Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian composer, virtuoso violinist and impresario of Baroque music. Regarded as one of the greatest Baroque composers, Vivaldi's influence during his lifetime was widespread ...

: Il Giardino Armonico - Giovanni Antonini, flûte à bec & direction - Enrico Onofri, solo violin: 1 coffret 4 CD Teldec * ''Concerti per mandolini e liuto'' by Antonio Vivaldi: Il Giardino Armonico - Giovanni Antonini, direction - Enrico Onofri, solo violin - Duilio Galfetti & Wolfgang Paul, mandolines - Luca Pianca, luth: 1 CD Teldec * ''Il Proteo o sia il Mondo al Rovescio'' Antonio Vivaldi: Il Giardino Armonico - Giovanni Antonini, direction - Enrico Onofri, solo violin- Christophe Coin, cello: 1 CD Teldec * ''Le Quattro Stagioni'' by Antonio Vivaldi: Il Giardino Armonico - Giovanni Antonini, direction - Enrico Onofri, violon solo: 1 CD Teldec * ''Concerti per violino Op. 8'' by Antonio Vivaldi: Il Giardino Armonico - Giovanni Antonini, direction - Enrico Onofri, solo violin: 1 CD Teldec * ''Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda'' by

Claudio Monteverdi Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi (baptized 15 May 1567 – 29 November 1643) was an Italian composer, choirmaster and string player. A composer of both secular and sacred music, and a pioneer in the development of opera, he is conside ...

: Ensemble Concerto - Roberto Gini, direction - Enrico Onofri, first violon: 1 CD Tactus: "The Vivaldi Album",

Cecilia Bartoli Cecilia Bartoli, Cavaliere OMRI (; born 4 June 1966) is an Italian coloratura mezzo-soprano opera singer and recitalist. She is best known for her interpretations of the music of Bellini, Handel, Mozart, Rossini and Vivaldi, as well as for h ...

mezzo-soprano, Il Giardino Armonico, Enrico Onofri first violin and solo. 1 CD Decca * ''Concerti per archi'' by Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto Italiano - Rinaldo Alessandrini, clavecin & direction - Enrico Onofri, solo violin: 1 CD Tactus * ''Il Settimo Libro de Madrigali'' by Claudio Monteverdi: Ensemble Concerto - Roberto Gini, direction - Enrico Onofri, first violin: 2 CD Tactus * ''Vespro della Beata Vergine'' by Claudio Monteverdi: La Capella Reial de Catalunya - Jordi Savall, viole de gambe & direction - Enrico Onofri, solo violin: 2 CD Astrée * ''Brandenburg Concertos'' by

Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the ''Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard wo ...

: Il Giardino Armonico - Giovanni Antonini, flûte à bec & direction - Enrico Onofri, solo violin: 2 CD Teldec * ''Cantate da camera'' by George Frideric Handel: Il Giardino Armonico - Giovanni Antonini, direction - Eva Mei, soprano - Enrico Onofri, first violon: 1 CD Teldec

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Onofri, Enrico Italian classical violinists Italian conductors (music) Italian performers of early music 1967 births Living people People from Ravenna